Electric vehicle start-up Via Motors revealed a unique idea at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week for its range-extended pick-up trucks; a solar panel bed cover option. While the small company won’t have a model available for retail sales until next year, the firm is already successfully drawing attention to itself with its powerful yet frugal range of vehicles which includes pick up trucks, an SUV and a van. With former GM chairman, Bob Lutz on the company board, it should perhaps come as no surprise that these vehicles are basically sourced from GM and moderated to include a battery pack and electric motor to achieve a 40-mile battery range and up to 400 miles on a single tank. It’s expected the vehicles will average 100 mpg in typical daily driving. But if 40 miles is not enough zero-emission driving for you, then the company will also offer the bed cover, sometimes re...